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Innovation in Textiles
New guide presents positive impacts of organic cotton
Innovation in Textiles
Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides or fertilizers while chemical cotton is dependent on both. According to the Pesticide Action Network UK, cotton crops cover 2.4% of the world's cultivated land but use 6% of the ...

Knitting Industry
New guide presents positive impacts of organic cotton
Knitting Industry
Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides or fertilizers while chemical cotton is dependent on both. According to the Pesticide Action Network UK, cotton crops cover 2.4% of the world's cultivated land but use 6% of the ...

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Innovation in Textiles
New guide presents positive impacts of organic cotton
Innovation in Textiles
Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides or fertilizers while chemical cotton is dependent on both. According to the Pesticide Action Network UK, cotton crops cover 2.4% of the world's cultivated land but use 6% of the ...

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Omaha World-Herald
EPA chief Pruitt met with Dow Chemical CEO before decision on pesticide ban
Omaha World-Herald
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...
Trump's EPA chief met with chemical CEO before dropping pesticide ban: reportThe Hill
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Met With Dow CEO Just Before Killing Effort to Ban Toxic PesticideCommon Dreams
EPA Head Met With CEO of Dow Before Rejecting Ban on Dow's Toxic PesticideGizmodo
HuffPost -Opposing Views -AP News
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The Hill
Trump's EPA chief met with chemical CEO before dropping pesticide ban: report
The Hill
The Pesticide Action Network and the Natural Resource Defense Council both sued the EPA days after Pruitt's decision. “President Trump and his EPA flouted court orders and EPA's scientific findings that chlorpyrifos puts children, farmworkers, their ...

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The Durango Herald
EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
The Durango Herald
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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Los Angeles Times
EPA chief met with Dow Chemical CEO before deciding not to ban toxic pesticide
Los Angeles Times
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
San Francisco Chronicle
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
Fox Business
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
News Sentinel
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

New York Daily News
EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
New York Daily News
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
EPA chief met with Dow CEO before deciding on pesticide ban
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In October 2015, the Obama administration proposed revoking the pesticide's use in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America. A risk assessment memo issued in November by nine EPA ...

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French Prime Minister Retains Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticide Ban
Beyond Pesticides (press release) (registration) (blog)
According to PAN (Pesticide Action Network) Europe, the information provided by Syngenta was not sufficient to improve the risk assessment and the majority of the risks could not be characterized, and EFSA concluded 'high risk cannot be excluded.

Men's Journal
The Dangerous Chemical You May Consume Every Day
Men's Journal
This decision has stoked ire among scientists, medical professionals, environmentalists, and everyday consumers concerned about dangerous chemicals on their dinner tables. In April, NRDC and Pesticide Action Network sued the EPA, asking a U.S. district ...

Peoria Journal Star
Spotlight: Make Peoria a bee haven
Peoria Journal Star
Do your own research at websites such as Beyond Pesticides, Pesticide Action Network, and the Pollinator Partnership. Beneficial pollinators are what make this world flourish with foods and flowers of every color. What would the world be without ...

CSRwire.com (press release)
What You Wear Matters! Quick Guide to Organic Cotton
CSRwire.com (press release)
According to the Pesticide Action Network UK, “cotton crops cover 2.4% of the world's cultivated land but use 6% of the world's pesticides, more than any other single major crop.” There is an overwhelming body of research showing higher incidents of ...